Assistant director David Halls, a codefendant in the case against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the movie set of Rust in New Mexico, was convicted Friday of unsafe handling of a firearm.

He was sentenced by the court to six months of probation after pleading no contest to negligent use of a deadly weapon resulting in the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the low-budget western.

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